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May 2008 Powerlines newsletter

  • Free CFL bulb giveaway.
  • Polk-Burnett's 70th annual meeting.
  • Herbicide notice.
  • Surge protection for spring.
  • Spring planting guide.
  • Electric safety for home and garden.
  • EnergySense rebates.
  • Free cell phone/rechargeable battery recycling.
  • Power-cost adjustment.
  • Rate increase update.

April 2008 Powerlines newsletter

  • Study approved to determine rate increase.
  • Board re-establishes power-cost adjustment.
  • Safety tips for flying kites and playing outdoors.
  • Kill-A-Watt electricity monitors.
  • CFL rebates.
  • Off-peak energy reminders.
  • Spring planting guide.
  • Marking Karner butterfly sites.
  • Why utility crews work on private property.

March 2008 Powerlines newsletter

  • Rate increase needed as costs go up.
  • EnergySense home test incentive.
  • Youth art contest winners.
  • Operation Round-Up grants.
  • Camouflage propane tank covers.
  • General manager to retire.
  • Rebate VISA cards available.

February 2008 Powerlines newsletter

  • Annual meeting is June 5 in Frederic.
  • The co-op spirit of giving.
  • EnergySense appliance rebates.
  • Space heater safety tips.
  • Building near power lines is unsafe.
  • Co-op director elections.
  • The power of electricity.

January 2008 Powerlines newsletter

  • Call for co-op director nominations.
  • The cooperative difference.
  • 70 years of power and light.
  • Rising energy costs: what to do?
  • EnergySense rebates.
  • Give the gift of light.
  • Security lights: installation and cost.
  • Free cell phone and rechargeable battery recycling.

December 2007 Powerlines newsletter

  • Introducing EnergySense rebate program.
  • Propane prices are on the rise.
  • Why tankless water heaters may cost you more?
  • Electricity blinks protect the system.
  • Board approves 2008 work plan.
  • Prepare now for winter outages.

November 2007 Powerlines newsletter

  • Off-peak energy: a competitive value.
  • Holiday energy use.
  • LED holiday lights rebate.
  • Carbon monoxide safety.
  • Be prepared for winter power outages.
  • New VISA Power Plus credit card.
  • Win a $1,000 Polk-Burnett scholarship.
  • Capital credit refunds issued.
  • Operation Round-Up awards $15,600.

October 2007 Powerlines newsletter

  • Kill-A-Watt electricity usage monitor.
  • Conserve energy and save with EnergyStar rebates.
  • Renewable energy update.
  • October is fire prevention month.
  • New art contest for kids.
  • Free cell phone recycling.
  • Energy assistance contact list.
  • Off-peak testing November 14.
  • New VISA Power Plus cards coming soon.

September 2007 Powerlines newsletter

  • The phantom menace.
  • Energy headlines: Climate change costs.
  • Paying the price for power theft.
  • Fall planting guidelines.
  • Animals and stray voltage.
  • EnergyStar rebate credits.
  • Stove owners: Be prepared for outages.

August 2007 Powerlines newsletter

  • August 2007 Powerlines newsletter.
  • Conserve energy and save with ETS heat.
  • Power outage report: Sand lake substation.
  • Travis Mork takes Youth Tour.
  • Operation Round-Up grants.
  • Energy headlines.
  • CFL bulbs and mercury.
  • CFL disposal sites.
  • EnergyStar rebates.

July 2007 Powerlines newsletter

  • Conserve energy and save with Polk-Burnett.
  • EnergyStar rebates.
  • Compact fluorescent light disposal.
  • Annual meeting highlights.
  • Director election results.
  • Propane contract prices.
June 2007 Powerlines newsletter

  • Scholarships announced.
  • PBSS: TV options.
  • 67¢ public benefit fee.
  • Removing pole hazards.
  • Wood chips available.
  • Karner blue butterfly.
  • Operation Round-Up grants.
  • Weber appointed to board.


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